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Hi! i have had pretty severe pain near my trachea everytime i swallow or cough or breath heavily. i don't see a red throat or swollen throat because?

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Pain nr. trachea: Could be thyroiditis. get TSH, thyroid antibody tested. See ENT

Answered 12/15/2016

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